Surname Radak in modern Croatia

Radak families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Trogir area , barely Hungarians and Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and Split. In Goriš in Sibenik every sixth inhabitant had the family name Radak.

Prevalence

About 180 people with faimily name Radak live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 20 cities and 26 other places, mostly in Sibenik (30), Split (20), Zagreb (15), Cepin in Osijek area (10), and in Goris (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Radak (including: Radac , Radach , Radack , Radachy , Radaci , Radacz , Radhak , Radacs and Radakh ) is present in 38 countries worldwide. The family name "Radak " is used by some 800 people in Kenya , about 300 in the United States , and some 200 people in Hungary. "Radack " is used by some 400 people in the United States , small number in Germany , and small number of people in Mexico. "Radac " is used by some 600 people in Romania , about 60 in Spain , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Frane Radak, Marijan Radak, Marijana Radak, Zoran Radak, Stipe Radak, Tina Radak, Slavko Radak, Krste Radak, Boris Radak, Roland Radak, Ivica Radak, Marko Radak, Danijel Radak, Damir Radak, Ljiljana Radak, Kata Radak, Jozo Radak, Željko Radak, Ante Radak

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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